Forgot to close flight plan

"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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In a previous article, Paul Folbrecht
said:
How big a deal is this? I'm afraid to ask anybody at my FBO. I'm not
gonna get a letter am I??

Not a big deal. I've done it twice and never heard another word about it.


Depends. I forgot to do it once at a remote airport without tower. I
realised about an hour later and called in to close the FP and they told me
they were trying to find me and had asked other pilots about my aircraft.
Fortunately a full scale search had not developed. Glad I called in and
checked with the FSS. Felt like an ass. So, it could be an inconvenience to
ATC and other pilots, so don't take this lightly.